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Mattie Wehunt
CHERRYVILLE - Mattie Ray Wehunt, 82, of 6728 Clyde Wehunt Road, died June 26, 2003. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at North Brook Baptist Church, where she was a member. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Born in Todd, North Carolina 28021.
Mary Sutton
Mary Grace Shultz Sutton, 98, of 2229 Drive-In Road, died June 29, 2003. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Warlick Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Gainsville Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 p.m. Tuesday at Warlick Funeral Home.
Born in Sevier County, Tenn. she was a homemaker and retired from the textile industry.
Survivors include one son, Bruce Sutton Jr. of Lincolnton; two daughters, Doris McQuester of Lincolnton and Hattie Boyles of Raleigh; two sisters, Ethel Walker and Mabel Caldwell both of Lincolnton; 16 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar Street, Lincolnton, Texas, and Archie R. Brown of CarterHuber, 60, of 3375 Humphries Road, died June 30, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 7 p.m. today in the chapel at Stamey Funeral Home. Burial will be held in Rose Hill Memorial Park after a graveside service at 11 a.m. Tuesday. The family will receive friends tonight from 5 until 7 at the funeral home.
Born in Cleveland County, she worked for PPG Industries until retirement, and was a member of Sandy Run Baptist Church.
Survivors include three sons, Chuck McSwain of Shelby, Jeff Huber of Lawndale, and Danny Huber of Ellenboro; a daughter, Denise Moss of Cherryville; three brothers, Tom Carterof Hickory Grove, S.C., and David Foster of Shelby, Martha Bridges of Lawndale, and Betty Champion of Cherryville; and eight grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Upper Cleveland Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 278, Lawndale, N.C. 28090.
Helen Wright
CHERRYVILLE - Mary Helen Wright, 72, of 1132 Wehunt Store Road, died June 28, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Hull’s Grove Baptist Church where she was a member. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Park.
Born in Cleveland County, she was a homemaker and a pianist for several area churches.
Survivors include a brother, Hubert Wright of Vale; and two sisters, Evelyn King of Fallston, and Louise Melton of Casar.
Memorials may be made to Hull’s Grove Baptist Church, 6263 Hwy. 27 W., Vale, N.C. 28168.
Stamey Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Delores Crooks
IRON STATION - Delores Mary Haden Crooks, 81, of 192 Rickard Lane, died June 29, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel at Warlick Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 until 9 at the funeral home.
She was born in White Mills, Pa.
Survivors include two daughters, Betty Lou Blood of Geneva, N.Y. and Nancy Rickard of Iron Station; two sons, James Crooks and William Crooks, both of Tampa, Fla.; two sisters, Helen Conzo of Corning, N.Y., and Rita Wright of Mocksville; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Clyde Shipe
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W. Va. - Clyde Raymond “Ray” Shipe, 87, died June 29, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Brown Funeral Home. Entombment will follow in Rosedale Cemetery. the family will receive friends Tuesday night form 7 until 9 at the funeral home.
Born in Detrick, W.Va., he worked for the Veterans Administration Medical Center until retirement. He was a former member of the Shepherdstown Fire Department, a former Shepherdstown Police Officer, and helped raise a number of foster children.
Survivors include his wife, Gladys Shipe; a son, J. Scott Shipe of Hagerstown, Md.; three daughters, Shirley Simpson of Sherperdstown, Nancy Folkedahl of Watsonville, California and Carolyn Gaffney of Lincolnton, N.C.; a foster daughter, Susan Shreve of Hedgesville; three sisters, Kathryn Shipe of Ownings Mills, Md., Ruth Turlington, and Helen Fitchett, both of Chincoteague, Va.; ten grandchildren; a foster grandchild; eight great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to Sheperdstown Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box F, Sheperdstown, W.Va. 25443.
G. London
SHELBY - Gwendolyn Jean Hunt London, 61, of 1600 Eaves Road, died June 26, 2002. A funeral service was held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Eskridge Grove Baptist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Enloe Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.
Stella Ballard
CHERRYVILLE - Stella Mae Jenkins Ballard, 86, of 511 South Elm Street, died July 2, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Wesleyan Church where she was a member. Burial will follow in City Memorial Cemetery. the family will receive friends tonight from 6 until 8 at Carpenter’s Funeral Home.
Born in Lincoln County, she worked as the City Clerk for the City of Cherryville for almost 25 years until retirement. She also served as a Sunday School teacher and youth leader at her church.
Survivors include a son, Joe J. Ballard of Cherryville; a daughter, Brenda B. Carpenter of Cherryville; a sister, Thelma “Toots” Abernathy of Lincolnton; seven grandchildren, Angela Carswell, Candy Wright, Blake Carpenter, Kevin Carpenter, Heather Carpenter, Dana Peres, and Jamey Wyatt; and six great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to First Wesleyan Church, 800 N. Pink St., Cherryville, N.C.
Isabel Sigmon
SHERRILLS FORD - Isabel Gudger Howard Sigmon, 84, died July 2, 2002. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. today in Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery in Denver. A memorial service will follow in the church, where she was a member. The family will receive friends immediately following the memorial service.
Born in Iredell County, she was very involved at her church.
Survivors include two sons, Coley Howard, and Joe Howard; a daughter, Susan Sherrill; a brother, Frank Gudger; a sister, Lib Knox; seven grandchildren, Jenni, Lori, Carole, Stephanie, Patti, Jamye, and Matthew; and nine great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Bethel United Methodist Church, c/o Susan Sherrill, 7925 Barkley Rd., Sherrills Ford, N.C. 28673.
Cavin-Cook Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Laura Shuford
LAWNDALE - Laura Williams Shuford, 86, of 143 Elam Street, died July 2, 2002. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Palm Tree United Methodist Church where she was a member. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 until 8 at Stamey Funeral Home.
Born in Cleveland County, she worked for Cleveland Mills and Ansley Corporation until retirement. She was a former choir member, Sunday School teacher, and former member and past president of the United Methodist Women. She was also a former member of the Lawndale Women’s Club and Lawndale Homemaker’s Club.
Survivors include her husband, John Martin Shuford; a daughter, Barbara Shuford Wright of Kings Mountain; a sister, Bryte McEntire of Lawndale; and two grandchildren, Alicia Wright, and Michelle James.
Memorials may be made to Palm Tree United Methodist Church, Fellowship Hall Building Fund, 1157 W. Stagecoach Trail, Lawndale, N.C. 28090.
